The Sun. — London, England, 1818-07-03 00:00:00

LITERARY REVIEW. A SUMMARY VIEW of the STATISTICS and EXIS TING COMMERCE of the Principal Shores of the PACIFIC 'OCEAN; with a Sketch of the Advantages, Political and 'Commercial, which would result from the Establishment of Central Free Port within its Limits ; and also of one in the Southern Atlantic, viz. within the Territory of the Cape of Good Hope, conferring on this latter, in particular, the same privilege of direct Trade with India and the Northern Atlantic, he , towed lately on Malta and Gibral tar.—By Captain M'Kovocurr., Royal Navy.—London Printed for .1. M. RICHARDSON, 33, Cornhill ; and W. i3LAcKwoon, Edinburgh. Oar Reader% will have observed the above title among our recent advertkemeuts. We shall offer, accordingly, no apology for stibjoining the following Epitome of the contents of is Volume which bids fair, we think, to be peculiarly accept able to the Public at the present moment. The object of the 11Tork is twofold, or rather we should say there are two different objects pur sued in it ; but very slenderly connected the one with the tither. " The first," to use the Author's own words, in a concise and very perspicuous lo tioductiou prefixed to it, " is au attempt to fix piih- Le attention on the Pacific Ocean, that immense gap in onr commercial relations, whose shores extend to every babitahle degree of latitude on our globe, and teem with every valuable article of exchange, and whit h are yet rarely visited once in a season by a British merchant ship, unless on out' obscure point, (New Sonth Wales,) where a Colony for the teception of convict% has been established." This object Captain AP_Kosocturt endeavours to attain by a very interesting, dis tinct, and, as far as we have been enabled to ob serve, correct summary of the actual state of these Shores, of their productions, institutions, exist ing commerce, &c , the whole illustrated by a very neat Chart, coloured to indicate their nohieal li mits, and the sovereign powers, whether Native or European, to which they respectively belong. Having thus laid the foundation for his future reasonings, he now proceeds to. state the improve ments which, as he thinks, wool', be elf, cted by the establishment of a central Colony seithin the limits of this Sea, to the Port or Ports of which unlimited freedom of trade should be granted, and e. hid), to use again his own words, would thus not only be an emporium whence nor own exportations would readily diverge to their several destinations st ithin its horizon, but also a conduit by which the whole specidatinna of these seas Wo , lid be cooveyed to and from the European and other Atlantic Mat kets." improvements he does not deduce so much front general views, as by main retracing the whole shores tinder consideration, combiniog the opera tion of his pioposed measure with their respec 'the interests; and we cannot but observe that in this part of his Work he 'appears to its to have beet' eminently successful, having rendered a sob ject, in itself perhaps somewhat dry and !mime resting to the general reader, in no ordinary de gree instructive and amusing even to the roost su perficial. . . If we are not much tmstaken, however, the second. portion of the whole Work, the which - we now proceed to state, will not only more immediately excite attention and discussion, but it is also in its. if by much the most import ant. It CollSiSrli of a pioposal to bestow on port (Saldanha Bay) near the Cape of Good Hope, that privilege of receiving the Transit Duty on Indian importations in British bottoms, which was granted last year to Malta and Gib raltar, creating it at the same time a free port to ail and every speculation, whether foreign or d'o tiestic. The argument used in favour of the first yortioo of this measure seems to us very conclu sive. The privilege in question was granted to Malta and Gibral'. r, with a view to relieve the British merchant trading between India and the - .Mediterranean of the extreme delay, inconveni ence, and loss entailed on bins by the imposed ne cessity of touchirg at a British domestic port in Order to pay his Transit Duty. Now, in point of fact, the same loss and eXpence are incurred Still by the British merchant trading between India and the. whole Western world, North atitl South America, while they wood lie re- Moved by advancing one of the Cape of Good 'lope Ports to the rank of a Transit Port, all 01 them being directly in their route. With re epect to the smitd portion of the measure, that, namely, which refers to the grant . of an abso lutely free trade to the proposed' point, the ar guments aeldeced seen to es also very strong — Captain M. maintains, that by allowing those privileges to the Cape of Good Hope, it would necessarily snort become a sort of Entrepfx be tween' the • two Hemispheres, combining at only half the distauce which divide their several ports, ti variety and assortment of the protince of each, such which neither separately Can offer the other at any one point. to his own words, " it would thus be Asia to Europe, and Europe to Asia. 7— The inevitable consequence it would thus appear of its beating such a character, would be its becoming a point of universal resort both to fo reigners and natives, acquiring us. accordingly in succession an immence revenue ; a powerful cam— suantl; through means of financial reguratioos,over the course and direction of the whore Trade ; power of encouraging foreign European, and of .proscribing ,American carrying Trade ; an in estimable bulwark- to India, through the inter ruption of the direct• Trade of Foreigners to and Prow its putts; a commanding influence in both Hemispheres, founded. on the eheck and controul we should thus he enabled' to exercise over tilde mutual communications, and filially, the means, through the whole system of Flee Tradelcontem plated in both seas, the Pacific an&Atlantie, of currying the' stream of ChTistiin instroction With Jirrisistible force into the most remote corners ut the Southern Hemisphere.- least are the chief anticipations . whiclr.captisite-M. founds on his proposed measure, and although we Are by Ito means prepared to say that we assent to all his conclusions, we cannot but.confess that they are most plausibly deduced, leaving an impression on our mind, which if not quite conviction, scents at Yeast very nearly to approach to it., The style of the Work, is, we think, very un equal, occasionally forcible, but not unfreptcntry We received this morning the Paris Papers of Tuesday last. The following are extracts :-- " PAttis,Joate 30.---Yesterday the Cour Royale, atter hearing the arguments of the Advocates on both - sides, decided against the appeal of M. Fi6see, and confirmed' the otiginal sentence of the Correctional Police of three mouth' inuhri sonment. FITE PER CENTS. Monday ' ' 74 f. —c. Luau Certificates . .. .19.11 DEFRIIRED STOCK of the ::12t1Marcli, 1817 2241 Nrpt. 1817 . Si f. 85 c. 22d'Marc), 1818 Bl f. c. " STOCKHOLM, JUNE 12.—The exercise of the Conscripts, which is to (eke place eve; year , at this season, for fifteen days, has commenced. The students of Upsal and Lund form separate corps. " AUXERRE, Juxa 27.—The 24ih instant a dreadful fire broke out at Mont Saint Sulpice, four leagues from Auxerre, by which seventy•three houses were totally destroyed, together %%kb a great quantity of grain and other property. Two children perished in the flames. " NORM/MUG, JUNE 22.—M. de Humboldt, the Prussian Minisler at London, will, it is said, shortly return to Berlin, the climate of England not agreeing with his health. It is said that he will . succeed the Graud Marshal the Count Goltz as Prussian Minister to the Germanic Diet. FRMIKFOIIT, JUNE 24.—1 t is said, that the result of the deliberations of the INlilit3ry Com mittee of the Diet will be submitted to the So vereigns, at their meeting at ,Aix-la•Chapelle, who will decide upon the station which Germany shall in futute hold amongst the States of Europe as is military power. " Several German Sovereigns propose, it is said, to proceed in person to Aix-la-Chapelle, to visit the Allied Monarchs."- If the real INDEPENDENT ELECTORS of West minster cannot be ronied into a sense of their danger, in supporting the idol of the Burdeltites against Captain MaxweLL, aml ‘vhich, in fact, is promoting a. French Ilecointion, • and the total' destruclio4 of our present form of Government, we arc lint so ridiculously 'Vain as to soppose that any thing we could say would,have the leAst influence upon their feelings. Indeed . they will be dead to all feelings of loyalty and patriotism, as Well as to the dictates of common sense and the warn ings of experience, ami they may prepare them- Selves to expect all the scenes of horror that took place in France to be re-acted in this Country. Mr.. BRUCE? appeared yesterday again upon the ifistings'in support of Sir FRANCI3 BURDETT, and iu the, course of an harangue at once dell, common-place, and yet imiLammatory, said " lie 'knew nothing of the merits of Captain INIrawELL, except that he took Lord AmneßsT to China; and brought him back again." And . pray what is known of Mr. BRVOE, butt that he' violated the laws . of France, and relcued a Ti allot from the punishment which he desened, and 40-r ‘l•lli,els •ctima he and his conic(krates height properly have suffered on the Gallows des tined for the Pr titZ(dr • nity 1. , :i0g of FRANCE, however,, prevailed, notwithstanding that a Traitor to his Ctown been enabled to escape tie punishment which might have deterted other Traitors, and he suffered the men who had violited the law, iu a foreign country, and ex cited a false pity for Traitors, to escape with a very mild punishment. This is all that is known of Mr. liauce, and it is full enough to render Lieu nil object of severe condemnation among all who respect regular Governments, and peace be tween Nations. But if Mr. Haute will read the accounts of the Embassy to China, as given in the respective works of Mr. Mils, Captain HALL, and Mr. M'Leon, he will find that much is known of Captain MaxwFLL, and every thing it: the highest degree to his honour. It he will in quire too in the Navy, he will find that Sir Mutt nAv's priifessional merits 41111 private virtues are held in the highest admiration an d e s t e e m . But the talents of the gallant Officer are not confined to his profession, but would do more honour to the Senate than the combined pitwersof a thou sand Baucrs, judging front the specimen of the pet son who rescued the Vrench Traitor, and who, to give the finishing stiol,e to his ,character, ad vocates the cause of the English Reformer, the Champion for the eternal confusion of the Empire, in Universal Suffrage and Annual Parliaments ! !! —Such is Mr. Bavcg and such is Captain Sir MURRAY MAXWELL. Elec tors of Westminster, " look on this picture, and on this not support the Idol of those who 'fleet the escape of Traitors, but support Sir MueltAY MAXWELL, an Officer who will protect his King from domestic Traitors, and his Country front all foreign Adversaries. illelit. 6..0.01 OM , hearing tic ;narks o f ver y li.sty cont,o,ition. As a whol e , however, it is an exceedingly inter'est nig Publication, replete with original ., views of policy, and with information .such as only one well aildpt acliediiy versed in nautical subject s could have aegnired. In recommending it even to the general Reader we are assured its peritsd would contribute to Lis amusement and gratification, to the porvician and the merchant it :as sumes, - it would appear to us, a character still higher and more important. -• *** We deem it our duty earnestly to recom mend the objects of the Wolk above noticed to the particular attention of Government, and all patriotic Politicians, THEATRICAL REGISTER. ' Peet4rinert Lact Night. KtvG's TrtF.ATRE.-11 Barbiere di Sieiglia. End of the first Act, a New Dirtrti.:eno lit After which, Apeles et Cam paspe, on la Grnerosite trAlexandre. TaKAT 116 YA 1,, DRU KY L.veg.—.l Bold Stroke for a Wife : Coltinel Feignwell, Mr. Elliston ; Anne LoVely, Mrs. Da vison. Attu. which, The Liar. To which was added, The Three and the OelleV; Tli KATI! uYA L., COVENT- GAR DEN.—Roh Rov Macgregor: Francis 0 bahli.tone, NIT.. Sinclair; Diana Vernim, Miss Stephens. After which, lac Chasse. To which was added, K. y. G. Trtevritr. Rovm., ENom sty OPERA , SiRAND.--TWO Words sir Ilildobratid de Guy, Mr. Bartley.; Rosahelle, Miss Kel ly. After which,The Adopted Child. ro which WAS added, A Ballet Divertisement. *** Fur WEsTmtNsTER Et.Lr:•riox, see the Last .Page. NIAII.S. ARRIVED-1 Dlll4iin, 1 Waterford, 1 Flanders. r), —1 Wa terford, I Guernsey and Jersey, 1 (iottenburg - tr, 1 Haul burgh. PRICE 01 rHIS !MY AT r 3 per Cent. Red. • • 7 sii! 8i per Cent.... 88h4 4 4 per Cents limik L. Awl. io 5-16tits1 India 80nd5......385: 90i. pr. STOCKS w (eC t.i.CK. I Exch. Bilk, td 14c. 16c.. pr. I Eato, 2 d.. I 6s. I 7S. pr. Ow.. pr. Cons. tor Account 79 IfIGII wATER. Vl' LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. Morning, I minutes after 3. I Eveniug, 27 minutes alter 9. THE SUN. SOLE3I QUIS DICEItE FALSUM A(II)EAT ? LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1818. ELECTION. FRACAS AT THE flusTiNcs.----Orator IIuNT re ceived a hoise-whipping this morning on coining to the Hustings, in consequence of his conduct last night, when on returning to htS lodgings in Not folk -street, he stopped opposite The Observer Office and bawled out, that the Observer, which was formeily a patriotic Paper, bad become a corrupt Journal since it had been conducted by the Spectacle Spy, Dow LINO. Ilr.G V. Dow LING, the Gentleman thus so shamefully 'alluded to by lILINT, went in consequence to the Hustings this morning, and on MST making his appearance, Mr. DowLING immediately seized him and Lid a horsewhip with some force over his shoulder. — HUNT'S deal and dumb brother ran np and struck at Mr. DowLiNa, but was knocked down by the hitter. Some persons then interfered, and after, much altercation a suit of truce took place, and thus the matter rests at prebuilt. STATE OF THE POLL AT 2 O'CLOCK Tlll5 DAY. • IIOMILLY • BuRDETT 4416 MAXWELL 4517 HUNT B2 The disgracefulscencs which have renerallyne cotnl;anied the conclusion of this Election, in the ancient civet um of pulling down the Hionings by the populace, we should presume (from the following notice, which was this morning posted on the Hust ings, and in various parts of Covent-Garden), will not take place : PLAcArtu.—" Notice is hereby given, that the I - lusting - 5' " - being private property, all persons polling down, or other " wiae damaging 1,11 same, will be proseettleil with the tit " roost rigour of the law; nil the High Constable, and all " other Peace Officers, are hereby ordered to apprthend any " person who shall so ofreml. (Signed) " ARTHUR MORRIS, nigh Bailiff." TIIB QUEEN.—The only account of the state of her MAJESTY yesterday Was, " The •QtJeEN has had a good night." Wednesday evening, her MAJESTY rode out in. Kew-gardens, in her gar den-chaise, accompanied by the PB . INCF. litcENT, who arrived front London at the time she was in Kew.gardens, on a visit to her, also the Princess AUGUSTA and several attendants. Ye.terday afternoon, the Duchess of Gi_ouceSTFß, attended by Lady ISABELLA THYNNR. left Loudon for F. - etc', to remain with J e t . ~ ya. 'Parent S.ime time. '!HR DUKE AND bUCIIESS OF KENT.—TIIC Duke of Kenn' raid his first visit, on his arriving in London trout Claremont on Wednesday morn ing, to the Doke and Duchess of Gloucester. — The Prince Regent appointed yesterday for re ceiving the Ditches, of Kent ; arratigemews were accordingly made_ for that put pose at Carlton House. At a tituorter hefwe two • o'clock the Duke aryl Duchess of Kent ,arrived at Carlton House in a cal riage and font. trout Cl3rentati!..— Their Royal Highnesses were conducted to the Prince Regent's closet, where the Duchess was most - graciously received by his !loyal Highness. The Duke and Duchess of Yolk, the Duke and Duchess tdCambridge,and the DuChess of Glooces ter, were severally introduced to the Duchess of Kent by her Royal Consoct. Prince Leopold came to town 'front Clarement, and was present at the introduction of his Royal Sister. After rite introduction of. the, Royal Duchess, and s: e had received th e congratulations of her Royal. itelw tives, the Koyal. Pet; t' partook of a collation pro vided fur. the occ4sion. The Regent afterwards conducted the • Royal Stranger. over Carlto n House. Atiout four the Royal Party left Califon ; the Duke and Duchess of Kent returned to Uwe:non( ; their Itoyal Highnesses called att. Kentington: l'alace on their way ; the-Duchess of Gloucester •proceeded to kew ; Prince Leopold,. :attended by Baron liardenbrocke, returned to iClarettiont ;• the Duke and Duchess- of Cambridge returned &en',. cIuND PUBLIC 131-:':;:cEil. tivEßrool„ Juts 1, tG t 01 if9tltitty evening last, tire (view's " , r t Right lionotirable GEox:;,c, CAstststr; the in 80la -street, co celebrare tliird return to Parliament as liepreseutative 0, Liverpool. lie,NltY 13LUNDELL H O LLINGE :I4 7 O ( E , ll, vt-45 in the 'Chair . . l'he company consi'e near three hundred Gentlemen of the bigl ies c e rf spectahility in the town. The dinner u'"11 1 sumptuous. The tables were very profu se ); t io eercd with every delicacy of the season ; manner in which the varions dishes were 415 P n ' e s, 'effected treat credit on the ItiSt of Mrs. "`) opt of the li;ing's Arms, under whose. direcliutivert entertainment was prepared. wi"e s :oc.? very excellent. The body of the hall nas t ' - bo rl hilly fitted up for the occasion. A j?,otvert"' iit the orchestra. 'l i tre son b r ick) Ares were sling by ,Messrs. 'Taylor, l‘ltlY i 11,7 1101 dell, in I buil. usual style Of e xcellr,"'! o bi; The cloth having been withdrawn, Nott Ilk Majesty the King, the flake of LL an caster- -th ree e three.—•stin g and Chorus, " U ii save the King. llis Ito)iti lii:4biless the Prioce Recent—tit"' ti°c , i , three.—Glee, " Star of BrotivAiA." arch'' iler Majesty the Q T ueen.—atte, " Queen's I". t her Ills !Loyal llighoess the Dol,e of York and t l 4 .)ey or lil Branches of tile • Royal Fantiiy.—Tnne, " Duke " - March. The " CriArttstmq observed, that, thong! , t he ( \it.: test had not terminated, as it was the wi 4 ) r 1 ii i Canning's ft iends it should, vet, rather t haii,lr ' be y the peace Of the tokVll by pion-acting the VI I ' hail accepted th e proposal which was made uyip, ft it-itds of Lore. solo,' to p u t 40 cu d (0 ;he 7 , o f test. it terminated according to the ' ci l6;3 4 Mr. Canning's friends, instead of polling i freemen, lie slid riot think he would he fa r "'IIe in saying, that they could have polled 2254 ' then cave the follo..vitic, toast he noui i ' ate i " The gl.irious 1654 Freemen who have so placed Mr. Chd Canning at the ea of the Poll"---tbrce three.—lute„" Britons, strike home." f `t r. " The taunt-tons Frtetiien in the interes!.,°,tes fr Canning, who were prev.rtiert from recording the}' fee' the stnitten termination of Ole contest"--three' o eP 'lire CHAIAMANT, ill rising to propose t li e prel toast,—the health' of their Hight [btu , sentatiVe, Said he WOtilil not d e t a in the cot I re , by saying any thing that he might wiDli to s it Y )o .ll •speciing him; indeed-, he tuts not vai" el p ale to think that lie could an y t hi n g to til e , os e of so distinguished a statesman.—(lnch He then gave— " The Right lion. George Canning, and .cordial - burn for his eminent services." cot i ' lj4 It is di ff icult adequately to describe th e p 44 siasrn with which the toast was drank' , sto 4 drank with applauses which continued O f niinntre rIY " Mr. CM , INING then rose, and spoke neatly follows at r Gentlemen, it was at my suggestion t.' "s died ' worthy Chairman had the goodness 1" It n s did slight alteration in' the order of the toa•r l ' l be foc e stand on the printed card, and to prOpo!ri, e no' my health, which you have just dime ine til 9 hi nose to drink, thellealth of those per'l,oe whose suffrages I have bee n e l e v a t e d to th e 1 0 .1" lion of your Representative, .and o f t hos e co te had their slatages been wanted, would 11"` g i e lrri let tribwed to that elevation. It is in the tratl ol of things, Gentlemen, that cause should prr. effect ; and before y ou ,i ii . r . es , e d your rt. itl ~0 . . on toy return, I was anxious that dine t! c o , 11 0:4 ledgment should have been 'paid to thole joieW votes or whose intentions to come forward, vole" do ns as notorious and as eili C A C ioll4 thc ir , oo o .ll / gave effect to the wi•dles of this great- oln ' in ray favout.=,,(Aliplatise.)" . sin ce Gent - It-men, -six years have elapsc‘ se 0 .0 %vas first placed that envied 4itivArioli* c ili a s i t : the records of bistailr, where sha:l u ° 11 : 1 years so fertile events—and i n eveut s l -I :, e rit )l. e of such immense !wpm tasice, hut of so c. ' il iop"i character, at retie time so awful arid lIPP 3 , g lar another so full of encouragement anti ° : ( . 0 .0 ( 1 We have, w ithin this period of time, 1 / 8 " 1 ,' I" wi.' C peace—war again—and again a peace , , Clatter myself, is now settling itself fur i t) ration.—(Applause.) " In many of those changes, Gentle s') Mlle they were taking place, and with resp ect ::tirq' them, Ivltile they were yet in doubtful 1101(' ' the opinions which I hold with you-, "A bY r er r e ing Which with you I am alone worthy 0,000 ' sent you, have been controverted by P re ei lliT ll : : whieh, in prospect, it would have been P t it moos to dispute ; but which, in retrosP 4 ' 4 now pleasant to contemplate. " When I first, in obedience to you r seined myself before you,. it was in lb"' P L. li f o rli a tvar, already ot near twenty (l , ll l . :c old tJ which the et isis of die f.ite oat ioos co" ii . (i be armed. It was at that period of . 0 r; I I ; ntn' paign, destined to be decisive of lb "! ig s / 1 ,: g ., which the enemy appeared .buy ex o ti c diinensions, and had begun to run his l' iu g ein e . o vagant career. It w ou ld h e little ( 11 l 0n 10 ) ;. to the stoutest heart to they; that it s b " he 4fe the r ontemplation of a M i g ht 90 over' s 5 and it required, perhaps, as much' coul,,„ i tet7 tt city to derive, troni (Inc ill-compOtindet of rile colo,sos, a hope- of Its e XPecti ttl ixti g i fall. • We were, indeed, loudly 1014 at golairff that resistance was altogether hopeless 3 00, 1 e Gentlemen, were encouraged to be lieve ' oS OI by rejecting- ore, whose politics w ere - 0 , 8 r,, 0 be identified wi.th the prosecutiol4 Occo'ocsi'vor by returning to Pat liarnent as your rei n. . i i) .011, 0 , those who then solicit ell your Pocfrage;9,llpyo.., sititnt ro. me, you et nolo ot.rk your u coor e§ l . oo tint) of the Continuance- of so I opvle/ .3 " H f the n iref yo u would, by this detnotistrati . o n 0 . . eltir 0 6 Orltt , w it§ of so cotisidern , ble a putt' of thy' 1 , it acre proclnce. a peace, with Hl' 5 ir' 0 51 0 files-shigs. • • s itiog e t! ( " Against - these fallacious but l og .1 ' 0. with all the re,:pon&ilrility at be 00 ill tine ' f p g• the anticipation of brighter- prosPeerg df of overwhelmit,g to the ( .0 the c 5 1 00 G sociat ions- fa miiiar in the ItiolkthS e i tsce Ol vii of men, I vent iired to tell yo n;.th st P rood °t M r i t i4l your power, rxee'pt flirongh !b e 60 11er: 0 0 1 g tory : and I veers erred try t . ell . .Y:'`:`,. peace, if sought through any 0 "`,,, it not be lasting, and that, c Ontew , h' -- would not come, in the first instau ce, blessings of `• At the end of die licri4.ol 0 4)14 ordinary petite ill its ' 1 0 1 11 1; 0 Las 0